Metallic tie.



No, 841,953. y y PATENTBD'JAN. 22, 1907. J.' W.l HULBERT. METALLI@ TIB.

APPLIGATIO PLEDMAY'IQ, 1906.

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UNITED4 sfrurinsv-v PATENT omiten"t lJuno W. HULBERn-or HARTFORD, omo.

` misrALilQ TIE.

ties.

One object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, durable, and elicient tie to supersede the usual wooden tie.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a railroad-tie embodying such characteristics as to obviate the use of spikes. I v- It is still further designed to provide a metallic railroad-tie .of such construction as to insure a firm connection therebetween and the rails and also to permit of the ready removal therefrom of the rails, if desired.

IWiththe above objects in view the present invention rests in the combination and 'ar' rangement of parts hereinafter more specifically referred to, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. In the drawing?, Iligure 1 is a plan View of my invention. ig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional Fig. 4 isa transverse sectional view on the ,line b b of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of my invention.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, and more particularly to Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, the reference character 1 indicates the body of the tie provided with a removable` bottom 2, with its upper face provided at each end with a rail-enoaging lip 3, each lip havin its under face lbeveled' to corres ond wit the bevel of the base-Hangs 4 of t ie rail 5. the tie, near each end thereof, is a longitudinal slot l6, in each` of which is slidably mounted astandard 7. Each standard has a foot 8, designedlto work in the oppositelydisposed grooves Qfat the bottom of each of the slots 6. It will thus be= seen that the standards 7 have sliding movement in the slots 6. with the bottoms of their feet 8 sliding upon the upper4 faces of the removable bottom.

. The standards 7 project slightly above the upper faces of the body 1, and intermediate the ends of the body there. is formed a raised vSpecification of Letters Patent.

'Application filed Hay 19, 1906. Serial No. 317.777.

This invention relates to metallic rai1road' Formed through the body 1 of Patented Jan.' 22, w07.

i portion 10, resulting in tlie recesses 11 inthe upper f ace of the'body between each of the lips 3 and said raised portion.

A clamping member 12 is designed to emm- 6o brace the upper end of each Vof the s standmdia-"l 7 and slide upon the v`b'ottom ofy the corresponding recess 18 of the body 1. The opl posite edges of each clamping member 12 l are reduced to form oppositely-disposed' seats 13, for a purpose presently ex lained, while the outer under face ofleach e amping member 12 1s beveled, as at 14, to correspend with the bevel of the base-flange 4 of t e rail 5. It will thus be understood that i the clamping'members 12 co crate wlththe corresponding lip 3 of the'bo y 1 to hold the rails ment.

` The clamping members 12 are secured tok 5 firmly against accidental displace` the upper ends of the standards 7 by means of suitable fastenings a. In order te insure i a tight engagement of the clam ing members 12 with the rails, I employ vwe It will be seen that each wedg1ngblock.15V

has a beveled edge 16, whereby the clamping member 12 is engaged with the base-dange spective clamping members. Each Wedgi ing-block 15 has a recess 17 in one side adapted to aline with a notch 18 in thebody 1 -to permit the insertion thereinto of a tool (not shown) whereby the Wedging-blocks maybe lifted out of the body to permit sliding movement of the standards 7 and their correspondingr clamping member 12 away from the correspondin rails to permit of removal of the latter." T e wedging-blocks 15 pro` ject normally above the upper faces o f the recesses 11, and in order to protect the interior parts of the tie from weather and consege-blocks 15.'

.O the rail. -Downward movement upon the f blockswillcause sliding movement of the requent possible corrosionl I provide a top IOC TIO

furcations to iit over the correspondin 'Y wedge-block 15. Upon each sideof each o the recesses 21 is a foot 22, designed to rest in the aforesaid recess 1 l upon corresponding sides of the slots 6, between the shoulder 22 of the raised portion and the end of the corresponding clamping-block l2.

By reason of the peculiar connection of the top plate 19 with the body of the tie the plate cannot move longitudinally or laterally Without rst being lifted from the tie. However, I prefer to more securely hold the plate upon the tie, and therefore I rovide the plate 1 9' with a perforation 23, esigned to aline with the vperforation 24, formed through the raised portion 10 of .the bodyl and the bottom 2, for the reception of bolt 25, hav- .ing one bf its ends screw-threaded for the cngagement of the' nut 26 therewith.

In Fig. 5 it will be seen that the body 27 is not hollow, but thatit is provided with an intermediate raised portion 28, resulting in they which have their uppler ends screw-threaded for the reception o e nuts 37.

From the foregoing it will be seen that l herein describe two Forms of my invention, and in'either form the use of spikes is obviated. The elements of both forms are composed, preferabl '1, of metal and are therefore more substantia than the ordinary 'wooden ties, which latter frequently rot or otherwise Adeteriorate and cause disasters by reason of spreading of the rails. In my invention there is a positive clam ing action between the sides of the rails, w ereby the opposite.

rails cannot ossibly move toward or away from each ot er.

What is claimed is- 1. A metallic tie comprising a body having a rail-engaging lip at each end, spaced slots arranged adjacent the corresponding lips, a

standard arranged to slide in each s ot, and

clamping members disposed at the upper end of each standard for cooperation with the corresponding lip to prevent dis lacement of the rails with respect to each ot er, a wedging-block arranged in each slot for coperation with the corres onding standard andY clamping member an a top plate.

2. A metallic tie comprising a body having a rail-engaging lip at each end anda raised portion intermedlate its ends and also having a slot between each lip and said raised portion, each slot having opgositely-disposed grooves, a standard mounte in each slot and provided with a foot for sliding engagement in said grooves, a clamping'rnember carried at the upper end of each standard for coperation with the corresponding lip to prevent displacement of the rails with respect to each other, a wedging-block mounted in each yot said slots to force the corresponding stand ard and clamping member toward the correl sponding lip, a top late upon the tie having its opposite en'dh bifurcated to fit upon the clamping members, and a bolt passed through the body of the tie to prevent accidental displacement ofthe top plate.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JUDD W. HULBERT.

Witnesses:

Mrs. R. D. LEFFINGWELL. R. l). LEFFINGWELI.. 

